Articles by Balakeshwa Ramaiah

Assessment of current practice of prescription of SGLT2 inhibitors in a tertiary care hospital- an observational study

AIMTo assess the current prescribing practice of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients to understand and update the treatment plans for future patients.OBJECTIVESTo conduct an observational study to evaluate adherence to guidelines on prescription of SGLT2 inhibitors following Diabetes Mellitus.To assess the indications and reasons for starting SGLT2 inhibitors and to evaluate the adverse drug reactions.MATERIALS AND…

Causality, severity, preventability assesment of adverse drug reactions in a tertiary are NABH accredited hospital

ABSTRACTObjectives:The aim of the study was to assess for adverse events and to analyze, monitor and report the pattern and distribution of adverse events associated with drugs, at an Indian NABH accredited hospital. The secondary objectives were to assess the preventability, incidence, and severity of the reported adverse drug reactions.Methods:The information such as patient details,…

Effective methods to detect medication administration and its related errors in surgical wards by clinical pharmacist at a tertiary care hospital – a single blinded study

Objectives:The goal of this study was to investigate the feasibility method between “direct observation” and “medication chart review” in detection of medication errors. Methods:This single-blind observational study was focused to explore the suitable method to capture the error that occurs during drug administration. Direct observation was used to detect medication errors on each day upon directly…

Evaluation of clinical practice in prescribing dual antiplatelet therapy following acute coronary syndrome in a tertiary care hospital

AIM: To evaluate the clinical practice in prescribing dual antiplatelet therapy following acute coronary syndrome.OBJECTIVE:To conduct an observational study to evaluate adherence to guidelines on prescription of DAPT following ACS.To assess episodes of major bleeding experienced by patients taking DAPT beyond 12 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study 75 patients were recruited who were diagnosed…

Pharmacist managed prospective interventional study in the management of hypertension at a tertiary care center in India

Hypertension is one of the most preventable contributors to disease and death. A multidisciplinary approach with greater involvement of clinical pharmacists in patient care will improve patient outcome in a cost-effective manner. A convenience sampling method utilizing protocols developed at the tertiary hospital were used for this study. A total of 220 patients were enrolled and monitored…